Global Patent Index - EP 1241826 A3

EP 1241826 A3 20030226 - Cryptographic key management method

Title (en)

Cryptographic key management method

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Verwaltung von kryptographischen Schlüsseln

Title (fr)

Procédé d'administration de clés cryptographiques

Publication

EP 1241826 A3 20030226 (EN)

Application

EP 01124791 A 20011017

Priority

JP 2001071581 A 20010314

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1241826A2] A network system has: an application server (120, 121) for providing service; a client (102) for using the service; and a key server (103). The client acquires and stores a management cryptographic key, acquires a transaction cryptographic key to be used for a transaction with the application server, encrypts the transaction cryptographic key with the management cryptographic key, sends the encrypted transaction cryptographic key to the key server, requests the key server to send back the encrypted transaction cryptographic key for a transaction, and decrypts the encrypted transaction cryptographic key with the management cryptographic key to acquire the transaction cryptographic key. The key server stores the sent, encrypted transaction cryptographic key and sends the encrypted transaction cryptographic key to the client in response to a request from the client. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04L 9/08

IPC 8 full level

H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04L 9/0822 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 9/083 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 9/321 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 9/3263 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1241826 A2 20020918; EP 1241826 A3 20030226; JP 2002271312 A 20020920; US 2002131601 A1 20020919

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01124791 A 20011017; JP 2001071581 A 20010314; US 98176001 A 20011019